Diffuse axonal injury: its role in diffuse brain injury and its significance for severe disability and vegetative state

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 367-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Franz Walter
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Vegetative State ◽  
Axonal Injury ◽  
Diffuse Axonal Injury ◽  
Severe Disability ◽  
Diffuse Brain Injury ◽  
Diffuse Brain

Determination of Diffuse Brain Injury Thresholds Using Retrospective Analysis

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Fijalkowski ◽  
Brian D. Stemper ◽  
Frank A. Pintar ◽  
Narayan Yoganandan ◽  
Thomas A. Gennarelli
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Neurological Deficit ◽  
Injury Severity ◽  
Axonal Injury ◽  
Diffuse Axonal Injury ◽  
Rotational Acceleration ◽  
Diffuse Brain Injury ◽  
Diffuse Brain

Diffuse brain injury (DBI) severity can be clinically diagnosed as concussion or diffuse axonal injury (DAI). Concussion the least severe DBI, is associated with neurological deficit limited to disorientation and unconsciousness lasting minutes to hours [1–4]. In contrast, DAI, a severe injury, commonly results in death or permanent vegetation [1]. It is generally accepted that injury severity is modulated by increased mechanical measures such as rotational acceleration and velocity [5–11].

scholarly journals Acute hemiplegia secondary to diffuse axonal injury after traumatic brain injury

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-438
Author(s):  
Leonardo Abdala Giacomini ◽  
Miguel San Martin Sepulveda ◽  
Rodrigo Alves de C. Cavalcante ◽  
Helder Tedeschi
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Vegetative State ◽  
Axonal Injury ◽  
Persistent Vegetative State ◽  
Diffuse Axonal Injury ◽  
Internal Capsule ◽  
Brain Structures ◽  
Motor Deficit

The diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is one of the main forms of traumatic brain injury, characterized by involvement of the axonal fibres of the white matter of the brain.The mechanism of such injury is the sum of forces of acceleration, deceleration and rotation, mainly in brain structures close to the middle line, including the dorsolateral superior region of the pons and midbrain, splenium of the corpus callosum, parasagittal white matter, and occasionally the internal capsule. Because of the importance of the structures commonly involved and its high incidence, close to 50 % of cases of severe brain trauma, the DAI is a major cause of cognitive impairment as well as the persistent vegetative state related to trauma. However, the occurrence of motor deficit outside of this area is uncommon in literature, and it is obviously dependant on the anatomical region involved6. The objective of this paper is to present a case of hemiplegia secondary to DAI.

scholarly journals Relationship between CT Findings and Prognosis in Diffuse Brain Injury

1984 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 946-953
Author(s):  
Akihito SAITO ◽  
Nobumasa KUWANA ◽  
Yasuhiko MOCHIMATSU ◽  
Hideyo FUJINO ◽  
Kazuhiko TOKORO
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Diffuse Brain Injury ◽  
Ct Findings ◽  
Diffuse Brain

scholarly journals Biochemical, Structural, and Biomarker Evidence for Calpain-Mediated Cytoskeletal Change After Diffuse Brain Injury Uncomplicated by Contusion

2009 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa J. McGinn ◽  
Brian J. Kelley ◽  
Linnet Akinyi ◽  
Monika W. Oli ◽  
Ming Cheng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Diffuse Brain Injury ◽  
Cytoskeletal Change ◽  
Diffuse Brain

scholarly journals Magnetic Susceptibility Artifacts in a Diffuse Brain Injury and Their Pathological Significance

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 433-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshio TAGUCHI ◽  
Yasuji MIYAKITA ◽  
Motoshi MATSUZAWA ◽  
Yohtaro SAKAKIBARA ◽  
Taro TAKAHARA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Susceptibility ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Susceptibility Artifacts ◽  
Diffuse Brain Injury ◽  
Diffuse Brain

Predictive value of brain-stem auditory evoked potentials in children with post-traumatic coma produced by diffuse brain injury

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 400-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bosch Blancafort ◽  
M. Olesti Marco ◽  
J. M. Poch Puig ◽  
E. Rubio Garc�a ◽  
P. Nogu�s Bara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Evoked Potentials ◽  
Brain Stem ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Auditory Evoked Potentials ◽  
Diffuse Brain Injury ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Traumatic Coma ◽  
Diffuse Brain
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